citing an extramarital affair with his one-time biographer paula broadwell. some congressional leaders saying they should have been alerted earlier in concerns of a breach of national security. >> we received no advance notice. it was like a lightning bolt. the way i found out, i came back to washington thursday night. friday morning, the staff director told me there were a number of calls from press about this. i mean, this is something that could have had an effect on national security. i think we should have been told. >> the retired four-star general released a statement on friday announcing his resignation, saying, quote, after being married for over 37 years, i showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours. with us for this morning's panel, richard socarides, a former senior adviser to president clinton, and writer with thenewyorker.com. and oliver mcgee, republican strategist and author of "jumping the aisle" who joins us from wash